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As excitement bubbled over, so too did the investments pouring into the AI sector. With billions being invested in various AI startups, comparisons are quickly drawn to the dot-com era, where companies with little to no profit found themselves valued more than their eventual worth. The launch of ChatGPT could very well mark the beginning of such speculation again, particularly given that most investments today come from private venture capital rather than retail investors, as was common in 1999.